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Quint's going to be in London next week!!!

Published at:  Jun 13, 2007 3:25:28 AM CDT

Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. I just wanted to put a quick call out to London geeks and film peoples.

I’ll be in London next week with two whole free days, the 19th and the 20th. I don’t leave until the 23rd, but the reason I’ll be doing interviews and attending a screening on the 21st and 22nd… in London… wonder what that could be for?

So, if you’re a geek and want to hang out, have any tips on cool stuff going down on the 19th or 20th, know how I can stalk Ricky Gervais and/or the League of Gentlemen, have a film in some stage of production and want me to check it out, let me know at quint@aintitcool.com. I’ll be staying in the Hyde Park area.

In the past when I’ve been out there, I’ve gotten to meet and chat with a lot of good AICN folk. Hope to see some of you guys next week!

-Quint
quint@aintitcool.com







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  • Jun 13, 2007 2:56:13 AM CDT

    froth.

    by the dum guy

  • Jun 13, 2007 3:00:08 AM CDT

    "Quint"

    by the dum guy

    ...check out the new Transformer's TB, and tell me what's wrong.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:14:26 AM CDT

    good for quint

    by supercowbell 4 cant stop the cowbell

  • Jun 13, 2007 3:18:08 AM CDT

    Get on up to Edinburgh Quint

    by kwisatzhaderach

    Much nicer than London!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:24:24 AM CDT

    best.article.ever.

    by seph_j

    At least one of the AICN guys are human. Not just a member of an elite drafthouse gang. Nice one Quint. Wish I was back in London now.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:25:50 AM CDT

    Don't go to Edinburgh

    by kkqc9934

    It was just voted the worst small country in Europe. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20070611/tpl-britain-scotland-health-politics-5b839a9.html

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:36:07 AM CDT

    go to the netherlands

    by evil hobbit

    just one boat away and much more fun!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:36:18 AM CDT

    I'll be in East Austin all week...

    by redwingshoolihan

    Wanna hang out? Know of any cool stuff going down?

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:39:57 AM CDT

    Don't get in anyone's way on the Tube

    by franklin t marmoset

    Especially on the escalators. Seriously. Those damn Londoners are assholes about that stuff. They'd kill you for impeding the progress of their busy bloody lives if they thought they could get away with it.Also, while on the Tube, try not to have brown skin. You may find yourself getting shot in the head seven times.Otherwise, have a good trip. Leicester Square is nice.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:48:08 AM CDT

    London - The Big Shitty

    by greigy just wanted to say

    Get your ass up to Edinburgh. It's cleaner, friendlier, more cultured and not populated by xenophobic, knuckle dragging St George's Cross waving chavs. If you can't make it that far try the North of England... just stay clear of London....

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  • Jun 13, 2007 3:54:16 AM CDT

    Yo Big Q!

    by cpt kirks 2pay

    I'll be here waiting for ya my big lovely man. I'll have big open welcoming arms for you and a huge Captain's Log for you to sit on. So like the songs say, 'Come on Over'! You can 'Come on Eileen' too if you wanna check out some Red Light Hooker areas in London. There's plenty of her there.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:06:52 AM CDT

    meanwhile Vern is in Seattle with the Boz

    by badmrwonka

    I'm jealous of you both! LA is full of racists...

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:10:30 AM CDT

    Good for you.

    by angry mean panda

    I mean that. Good for you.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:11:06 AM CDT

    Edinburgh's not a small Country in Europe!!??

    by filmfunk

    It's a fucking amazing city! I just moved away from London after 7 years back to Edinburgh. It's built on a volcano, around a stunning castle and has some of the best culture in the World. If you are talking about Scotland being voted worst small country in Europe then I don't have much of a problem with that as a lot of it is full of racist assholes, slums and twats much like anywhere it has it's shitholes mostly Glasgow but just stay clear of nedland and visit the awesome Highlands and Islands which reduced a visiting friend of mine to tears it's so amazing!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:22:30 AM CDT

    Greigy, have you ever been to london?

    by talkbacker with no name

    And I'm not talking about the bloody wheel and the other tourist stuff. It's the most multicultural, least xenophobic place I know. As much as I love Scotland, it has far more issues with race than most places I've been...and I've been to Singapore hehe

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:32:24 AM CDT

    Edinburgh is a very beautiful city

    by franklin t marmoset

    A much nicer place to visit than London, I think. Not that I hate London, but Edinburgh is better. Also, they have fresh air there.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:40:41 AM CDT

    Screw Edinburgh

    by ews

    Edinburgh is full of Tourists and the English. You want to come across to Glasgow, and visit the tallest stand alone cinema in the world - they even have a poster that says it!

    Glasgow is where it is at, good mix of touristy stuff and you actually get to see the real shits of Scotland! Selling it well ain't I!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:42:58 AM CDT

    The Highlands and Islands

    by ews

    You can't really do them in 2 days, believe me, I lived there for 14 years and still never got to do everything that I wanted to do. Although if you like drinking, the Malt Whiskey trail across the Moray Firth is for you, free snifters at each Distillery.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:43:06 AM CDT

    London is great but...

    by filmfunk

    It may be multicultural and I loved living there but two guys facing off in the kiddies play park at the end of our street with a gun drawn that thankfully, somehow jammed! aint my idea of fun or the time my pregnant wife almost got hit head on as she diverted a get-away driver into the same park who thankfully got cornered or my neighbour getting his car covered in blood when some nutbag attacked this guy with a shovel outside our house! lol!Ahhh happy days in the East-end.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:55:10 AM CDT

    There's more to the UK than London!

    by boyblue

    Get yourself up North and I mean North, Not just North of London or Manchester North, Proper North, Like bordering on Scotland North!
    It will help give you a richer experience of the UK and up North our trains run above ground and not through our sewers.
    Theres fresh air and Badgers.
    And dont beleive it when people say its horrible up here, Its a blatant lie, We have Wifi Coverage, MacDonalds, KFC, proper Gravy and Non Watered down Beer!
    What more do you want?

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:56:48 AM CDT

    Know the feeling, Filmfunk

    by talkbacker with no name

    But that all sounds like a night out in glasgow to me :)

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:57:58 AM CDT

    FAT SNAKE MOAN!

    by boyblue

    Loving the Cool Flash art today!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:59:22 AM CDT

    But Boyblue, Quint's meeting is not up north

    by talkbacker with no name

    It's in London, dude. hence his trip to London.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:04:52 AM CDT

    Know what you mean Talkbacker

    by filmfunk

    When I lived in Scotland before I tried London for 7 years My mate was brutaly Knifed to death outside our local pub and I really don't like the nightlife in Glasgow it scares the shit out of me because generally the Scottish and Booze don't mix well!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:04:58 AM CDT

    Yeah, But he has 2 free days

    by boyblue

    So why would he have to spend all his free time in London.
    Surely theres something in Production somewhere other than London that might tickle his fancy!
    Some one sort him a Cool as Balls cameo in Emmerdale or something!
    (Just kidding) But no seriously if someone is filming something cool outside of London give Quint a shout send him a car and get his ass out of London for a day.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:08:25 AM CDT

    Quint watch the movie London to Brighton

    by filmfunk

    then get the train from London to Brighton! get yourself some fish and chips, a candy floss and then hop back on the train to London for some jellies eels or pie and mash! and a pint. :o)luvly jubly.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:10:43 AM CDT

    LONDON - I Freakin' lived there...!!!

    by greigy just wanted to say

    Listen….
    I’ve lived in..
    London, New York, Newcastle and Edinburgh. And can tell you that the only place I came across aggressive small minded bigotry and racism on an DAY TO DAY (everyday) basis was in London. If you were Scots you were a Jock, if you’re Welsh you’re a Taffy, French a Frog, German a Kraut, Spanish a Deigo, Italian an Iti, American a Yank, Irish a Paddy and so on and so on…. They have a derogatory name for every race on the earth. Only in London do the BNP (far far right wing racist group) make any headway….. NEVER got so much as hint of that in the North of England or in the States. It’s a very cold disconnect city, people are incredibly aggressive and rude. And yes you can have a bad experience ANYWHERE but I’m talking about settling and experiencing a place for years at a time, not an uninformed opinion. Now living in Edinburgh I’ve had friends (no not MySpace friends, real ones) openly gasp at some of the tactless things broadcast from London about the rest of the UK and Scotland, from the plain stupid to the openly racist. HERE’s THE KICKER… when I was there I thought it was great. I was only when I left and compared it the outside world that I thought ouch that was bad. No underlying hate here just a little sick to death of the tired old “if you’re tired of London, you’re tired of life” crap….. IF YOU’RE TIRED TIRED OF LONDON, CONGRATULATIONS…. YOU’VE GROWN UP...........

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:10:48 AM CDT

    Anyway

    by filmfunk

    It would take your 2 days off to just travel up and down so save Edinburgh and come when the Film Festivals on and meet Sean Connery and Spud.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:11:32 AM CDT

    Quint

    by darth kong

    Is your screening on Friday? Think Im going too.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:11:40 AM CDT

    FILMFUNK

    by talkbacker with no name

    Blimey! I've been a few times as I have friends there. Made the mistake of going into one of the pubs on the outskirts of town. Eek! I managed to escape with just my coat stolen off my back. What a night! But don't get me wrong there are some lovely places and people there, but when the sun goes down, stick to the centre and stay off the road to the outskirts.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:16:29 AM CDT

    Get Quint on TV Campaign!!!!

    by boyblue

    If Quint is going to be stuck in London for 2 days with no plans, We should try and get him onto some random daytime Tv program!!
    Heck if that Knepper guy from Prison Break can feature in most of channel 5's programs whilst he is visiting the UK, we should be able to get Quint a guest spot on Loose Women or something??

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:18:00 AM CDT

    I got tired of it but from a money side of things!

    by filmfunk

    It's extortionate to live there! Also I was called a 'Sweaty Sock' from time to time when the locals found out I was from Jock-Land but they think it's just harmless cockney banter! over-all I found it to be far less openly racist than Scotland which on my return found little or no change to the attitudes. Two girls drinking buckfast up the back of the bus were openly abusive to a black guy who got on and cleared the entire bus of passengers who couldn't stand it! in London those ignorant little neds would have been kicked to shit!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:20:03 AM CDT

    boyblue, loose women?

    by talkbacker with no name

    hhahahaha you can't stick Quint with those moaning hags! ...no I say get him on parkie hehe

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:21:52 AM CDT

    What does Quint look like?

    by filmfunk

    So we can stalk him!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:22:09 AM CDT

    Blasphemy

    by ews

    I can't believe the blasphemous words coming out of some peoples mouths. Been living in Glasgow for nearly 4 years now and I love it. If you go into the outskirts, places like the East End and the South Side of course you are going to get attacked, that is where the low lifes live and it is pretty much the same in every city in Britain. The West End of Glasgow is fantastic, Bobby Carlyle has a house out here, and the nightlife is superb, some great clubs. Not to mention that retailers often refer to Glasgow as the 'Second shopping city of Britain' behind London. Also remember that Unleashed was filmed here....

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:25:53 AM CDT

    Parkie would be good, What about Jonathon Ross?

    by boyblue

    It might do Wossy some good to meet a proper Film Critic!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:37:31 AM CDT

    The screenings must be...

    by filmcoyote

    Die Hard 4 on 21st and Transformers on 22nd. The UK press screenings of those films are those two nights - I have a great friend who works at a UK-based film mag who told me to make me jealous (of Die Hard 4, i've seen Transformers and was supposed to see Die Hard a couple of weeks back but got stuck at work)

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:39:53 AM CDT

    Ahhh the time zones

    by evil mystical ninja

    I wondered why this TB was full of people from the UK Although good to see lots of love for Edinburgh (my home of 20 years) I'm not going to argue with anyone about where's better because everywhere has it's strong points, as well as everywhere having it's super dangerous-high chance of getting chibbed areas. Edinburgh's a great city all round, anyone who says otherwise is likely to be in the minority that had a bad experience, which is understandable. Been to London a few times and did he 'tourist' thing, tbh, that's probably the only side of London Quint's going to ge to see unless some of you meet up with him and take im to your local woo ha. Glasgow has some really bad areas, as mentioned, but it is one of he best cities for shopping, much better than Edinburgh in my opinion. But, yeah, I'd say the Ned to normal person ratio is greater in Glasgow than many cities in the country. All in all though, I agree with whoever said it's all about the highlands and islands... My mum's side of the family are all originally from Islay on the west coast of Scotland and is one of he nicest places I've been, not being biased either. Oh and the whisky is phenomenal, from all 6 or 7 distilleries on the wee island.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 5:58:51 AM CDT

    hey IamMrMonkey

    by knighteternal

    Is that the bar where you can go downstairs and they have a wall made of skulls? Great atmosphere but just a bit spooky when you get pissed.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:05:52 AM CDT

    Yeah where is it, IamMrMonkey?

    by talkbacker with no name

    Sounds like a fun place to check out.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:17:03 AM CDT

    Come to Oxford....

    by koalaofdoom

    We have some poncy colleges and a Mini factory!

    or visit Didcot now thats a fun place,power station and fetus heads!

    Actually dont bother its as much of a dump as London and anywhere in Scotland.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:18:42 AM CDT

    Stuff to do

    by danski

    I always recommend these things -
    Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons - lots of gory stuff and foetuses in bottles:
    http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums

    Spitalfields Market - lots of cool stuff, and buy a Banksy:
    http://www.visitspitalfields.com/

    Plus National Film Theatre - John Cassevantes' Opening Night from 1977 on the big screen:
    http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/southbank/day/20070619

    & while you're there go for a walk along the thames - lots to see and do

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:27:53 AM CDT

    Ha haaaaaaaaa Greigy you fucking numpty

    by themanlikedavestrikesback

    No scotlands not full of xenophobes at all is it. Only every scot in the god forsaken place. The sooner we jettison you lot of smack head ponces the better.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:32:45 AM CDT

    See what I mean.......

    by greigy just wanted to say

    LIKE I SAID JUST MY EXPERIENCE.... I'm not Scottish. I am English. I just found a real difference up here and NOW fully realise what the scots are up against. Like I said it doesn't come from the rest of England, Just London.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:35:02 AM CDT

    london the best city in the world

    by mr_x

    i should know i live here

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:44:03 AM CDT

    Ahh forget the UK...

    by papa smurf

    HEad to Dublin go on a big Piss UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:06:21 AM CDT

    'Greigy Just Wanted To Say' Dude I salute you...

    by superfunhappyslide

    I used to live tere for like 25 years and went to the states and am currently working abroad. But EVERYTHING , like EVERYTHING you said about London is spot on. Anyone looking to go there for a holiday, dont get me wrong you will have fun. But if your looking to Live there Forget about it, theres much much nicer places to live and spend your life out then London.

    BTW FUCK YOU FOX.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:08:11 AM CDT

    Have to agree with the negative

    by kwisatzhaderach

    things said about London. Went down there to visit a mate and within an hour of being there witnessed a violent robbing of the fast food joint I was in. Great city.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:17:58 AM CDT

    I'm up for a beer

    by fuck the napkin

    If someone's organising some kind of piss-up in town on the 19th, I'll come along and drunkenly rant about how good Bad Boys II is. I'm off to the Glastonbury Festival on the 20th though. Whoop-whoop!

    For everyone's information, London's the best fucking place in the world. If you can't see that, you're clearly BENT.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:31:33 AM CDT

    test

    by mr_x

  • Jun 13, 2007 7:32:08 AM CDT

    London aint the best city in the world...

    by seph_j

    ... but it certainly aint the racist shithole you wankers are making it out to be. Infact its the fucking example of tolerance - tolerance of EVERYTHING.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:43:58 AM CDT

    "Scotland is awful" - The Scotsman Newspaper

    by kkqc9934

    You can see why Scotland has the lowest life expentancy in western Europe. Criticise them at your peril! http://business.scotsman.com/economy.cfm?id=912342007

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:44:42 AM CDT

    Have to agree with the negative

    by charlie dont surf

    things said about Edinburgh. Went up there to visit a mate and within an hour of being there witnessed someone being stabbed to death by a group of neds. Great city.


    See, I can pull stuff out of my arse too.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:46:15 AM CDT

    "worst small country" - BBC

    by kkqc9934

    I would say that the scots have a chip on their shoulder but I think it was eaten along with a deep fried pizza. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6739007.stm

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:54:39 AM CDT

    London drinks 19th needs to be outdoors, its hot out

    by mr_x


    my suggestions:

    near london bridge - st katherines dock /
    Brick lane - vibe bar
    canary wharf
    leicester square - the tourist trap

    my preference is london bridge..

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:56:38 AM CDT

    John Rambo has chosen VHS, Oh and is going to be...

    by superfunhappyslide

    in the Amazon, hunting a guy who apparently turns green at a switch of a light. Why has he chosen VHS, because he likes to stil watch My Little Pony, the real old skool way.

    Point Of This?
    Whats the Point of any of these stupid Articles?, I mean Seriously guys. Step your game up, your already starting to run days late with the 'Latest News'.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 8:00:39 AM CDT

    "Quint's going to be in London next week"

    by half vader

    What does he want? A medal?

    (sorry, couldn't help it)

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  • Jun 13, 2007 8:16:55 AM CDT

    Next Week on ACIN: HERC LIKES Green Bananas and...

    by superfunhappyslide

    Mori has chosen ikea heres why.....

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  • Jun 13, 2007 8:21:18 AM CDT

    It shames me to say this...

    by greigy just wanted to say

    As an Englishman I hate to say this but a Scottish friend of mine (real, not MySpace) made a quip I wanted to argue against but couldn't. He said the when Scottish soccer fans go abroad to watch a game it's like a party, everyone's invited. It's FUN. When English fans go abroad the riot police are usually called in.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 8:22:01 AM CDT

    i thought he meant London, KY

    by cornponious

    ...they have a cinema there too.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:01:06 AM CDT

    The truth is...

    by v'shael

    London has its shit parts.
    And Londoners have an unconcious racism. (They genuinely don't realise when they're being racist)
    Scottish people are lovely when sober, and lovlier when *slightly* pissed.

    But right now, as an American you'd want to watch your step anywhere you go in Europe.

    There will be places where you'll be as welcome as a herpes virus in a Miss World contest.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:07:07 AM CDT

    BATMAN

    by george newman

    *fingers crossed*

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:28:14 AM CDT

    This Xenophobia is ridiculous

    by ews

    As being part Scottish and part English I think I am in a better position to talk then most of you. Scotland has it's problems, but which fucking country doesn't? The worst small country in the world? I read that report and it is bullshit, and if it was, the only reason why we would be the worst is because Westminster screwed us over constantly. First it was Maggie and her blue nose tories, now it is Tony and his red arsed Labourites. Thank fuck the SNP gained power and already I am quite pleased in the direction that they are taking us. And for the guy who mentioned our fans? Fucking ay!! We have the greatest fans in the world when it comes to (the real) Football. France 98 was just one big party, I wish I was old enough to have gone. And if you want an example of how passionate and how much we can get pumped up? Watch this http://tinyurl.com/38ulxk

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:37:12 AM CDT

    It shames me to say this...

    by charlie dont surf

    As a Scotsman I hate to say this but an English friend of mine (real, not some guy I just made up to quote from at AICN) made a quip I wanted to argue against but couldn't. He said that Scottish football fans are sectarian bigots, heroin addicts and eat nothing but deep fried mars bars all day and are REALLY tight with money.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:39:38 AM CDT

    Greigy - BNP Nonsense

    by jam banjo

    Sorry mate, but where did the repulsive BNP 'make headway' in London?

    In fact, quite the oppsite of what you say is true. They have been massively popular in Northern England. They were even were ELECTED into power in Burnley. They are sill worryingly popular in Oldham & Bradford - All very far north.

    I'm from Liverpool so I love the North, but if anything Racial tolerance is probably more acceptable in the big cities than anywhere else simply because of the sheer diversity of cultures.

    Smaller towns just aren't as used to seeing different races, nationalities etc.

    In London practially every race and nationality on earth is represented. So whilst racial tensions exist, it is a natural by product of the fantastically huge diversity of cultures races and religions. The picture you paint of your average Londoner is completely, totally incorrect.

    You show me a town (or more impossibly, a city) particularly a Capital - anywhere in the WORLD where racism does not exist.

    I hardly ever encounter any racist views or opinions, I've lived and worked in central London for five years. I encountered just as much proportionally as when I lived in Leeds, Liverpool and the Midlands.

    Stop talking out your arse.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:43:43 AM CDT

    Edinburgh festival

    by nicoflex

    Free time in the UK during the biggest arts festival in the world!

    Dude head on up to Edinburgh, you might even catch Ricky Gervais doing stand up at Edinburgh castle.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:44:25 AM CDT

    If you don't live in London...

    by boba fat

    then what's your problem?

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:45:36 AM CDT

    Charlie Don't Surf

    by ews

    Your 'Scottish Friend' is amazingly mistaken about the football fans. Some Rangers and Celtic fans are amazingly bigoted, and it is one of the biggest shames of Scottish football. However, don't tar all Scots with the same brush considering most Celtic fans consider themselves Irish, and most Rangers fans would prefer to be English. And I come from a massive Rangers family.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:53:34 AM CDT

    Jam Bango - Sorry Mate BUT NOT NONSENSE

    by greigy just wanted to say

    I really wish I was wrong.

    http://www.irr.org.uk/2005/october/ak000035.html

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  • Jun 13, 2007 9:58:07 AM CDT

    QUINT...ARE THOSE TICKETS REFUNDABLE..!

    by greigy just wanted to say

    You'll enjoy..!!!
    Just don't make eye contact.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:02:32 AM CDT

    er... London is pretty like... er... big

    by flyingofficertrubshawe

    There are different parts. Where different people live. Doing different things in different ways. A bit like Edinburgh. And other different places. Can you see where I'm giong with this..?

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:11:53 AM CDT

    If London is xenophobic then

    by lone_gunman

    If London is xenophobic then how come theres huge amount of nationalities living there? You would have thought they'll fuck off somewhere else thats more welcoming, but no they chose to live here. Edinburgh great town, small but great, althou the natives have a chip on the shoulder re. the english..they should grow up.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:34:26 AM CDT

    The natives of Edinburgh

    by ews

    The natives of Edinburgh ARE English.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:44:59 AM CDT

    Lone Gunman.... Your comment....

    by greigy just wanted to say

    "You would have thought they'll fuck off somewhere else"

    .... Exactly who is they? Not English? Not White? And where is that somewhere else? YOU MADE MY POINT FOR ME

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:45:45 AM CDT

    Anyhow....

    by greigy just wanted to say

    Yeah there are a lot of REALLY good points been made about the big smoke but the fact is it’s all about perspective. London left a bitter after taste for me… FOR ME, you get that…. MY EXPERIENCE… not yours… and as a result I get sick of the London is the centre of the universe crap. I got tired of the “you’re one of us or one of them” vibe that I encountered year after year… Yeah New York, London, Sydney have all got their problems.. no such thing as utopia. But London is so different to them because New Yorkers, people from Edinburgh or Newcastle are fiercely proud of where they come from BUT DON’T act like they’re from a separate country, a separate country that stands AS THEY SEE IT head and shoulders above the rest. And yes I felt more welcome in foreign cities than I did in my own. I remember Samuel L Jackson saying in an interview how horrified he was at the attitudes of Londoners when he said he was going to make a film in Liverpool, why go there they said. That kind of comment is typical of that London centric attitude. When you’re there it washes over you, when you’re away you cringe like crazy. The one I really noticed last year was the young Scottish tennis player being asked to be called Scottish instead of British. The London press TORE THE BOY APART, the same London press who had ALWAYS referred to ENGLAND’s Tim Henman over and over. To my shame I never even noticed that they did that until I saw it on TV up here in Scotland and suddenly went hang on a mo… They couldn’t see the hypocrisy even though the lad patiently explained it in interviews… However if he ever wins he instantly be transformed into British.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:50:15 AM CDT

    BEST FILMS EVER MADE ABOUT LONDON

    by greigy just wanted to say

    Naked, Children of Men.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 10:59:35 AM CDT

    BEST FILMS EVER MADE ABOUT LONDON

    by greigy just wanted to say

    Mona Lisa...!!! Don't say Notting Hill for God's sake...

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:07:52 AM CDT

    griegy

    by lone_gunman

    they being immigrants. and somewhere being paris, rome, NY etc...and no I wont say Notting Hill, I'll go for Breaking and Entering, the Jude Law flick.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:22:39 AM CDT

    London films

    by fuck the napkin

    Withnail & I. The bits where they're in London are worryingly familiar. And Shaun of the Dead, but that's mainly because I live right near where it was filmed.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:26:53 AM CDT

    Londoners are LOL!

    by mutley26

    They learn everything they think they need to know about the world from reading the free 'Metro' newspaper, then regurgitate it to each other around the water cooler as if learnt first hand, then walk away feeling smug and satisfied that all is right in their citycentric bubble of a world.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:33:16 AM CDT

    love london, love scotland

    by blwiseass

    but prague is the shit. And no i never saw nor do i intend to see Hostel.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:35:08 AM CDT

    Damn forgot Withnail and I.

    by lone_gunman

    Damn forgot Withnail and I. Good film, great drinking game as well!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:38:24 AM CDT

    Filmfunk - nice to see you escaped from Racism

    by samson_k

    Apart from the Racism within!!! Scotland is no different from any other place - I had a mate that was stabbed to death in Belgium! I had a crazy nutcase woman with one bloodshot eye (she had two eyes - only one of them was bloodshot - she wasn't a Cyclops) shoot acid at me from a water pistol on the London Underground. I was held at gunpoint in Stockholm as some fucking skinheads stole my shoes (?). All this crap about Scots and Alcohol not mixing well has an element of truth but look at anywhere else and see it's a cultural phenomenon! You see as many pissed up English people as you do Welsh people as you do Scots! Glasgow is a great city that is different from Edinburgh. I know someone who got punched by a stranger in Glasgow and I know someone who got their head shoved through a window in Rose Street in Edinburgh so let's not perpetuate this stupid fucking myth that Edinburgh is a lovely island of culture in an otherwise barborous country. Think that then go for a pompous walk through Wester Hailes, Broomhouse and Clermiston, through Muirhouse, Pilton, Granton and Leith, Niddrie and Craigmillar and see how fucking lovely and wonderful it is! Idiot

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:41:42 AM CDT

    kkqc9934 - nice to see a balanced viewpoint

    by samson_k

    Must be nice living in the wonderful land of Oz! Idiot

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  • Jun 13, 2007 11:47:31 AM CDT

    Quint - Enjoy your stay but avoid -

    by samson_k

    Any fucker that gets their ideas of Britain from the internet because they will eat away at your IQ faster than necrotizing fasciitis would eat through a supermodel

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  • Jun 13, 2007 12:21:22 PM CDT

    The deciding factor on why Scotland kicks ass

    by ews

    Free university education

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6744559.stm

    SNP just abolished the graduate endowment fund. Some of the best Universities in the world and I don't have to pay a penny to attend.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 12:30:58 PM CDT

    London is the chosen land.

    by hint of smegma

    Just avoid Brixton. Absolute shithole. And Mitcham. Craptacular. Well, actually now I come to think about it, most of London's a shithole really but still it's the best place on Earth - and the nice bits are fantastic.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 12:35:44 PM CDT

    QUINT IS IN LONDON BECAUSE...

    by ludmir88

    Harry Potter 5!!! and to do some stalker job to hermione!!!

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  • Jun 13, 2007 1:00:36 PM CDT

    he'll be alright

    by monolith149

    I think all you people talking about how Quint show watch out for racism here and stabbings there are forgetting one very important thing. Quint is coming from the United States of Amerikkka. I dunno if he's from Texas like Harry is but you think he doesn't see racism on a daily basis at home? I mean AICN is based in TEXAS ffs. W's home state. If Quint is to expect racism, stabbings, shootings and all manner of bigotry and violence like you all are predicting, he should feel right at home. He'll be fine. Now get this talkback back on track and talk about movie related stuff he can participate in while in London.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 1:07:33 PM CDT

    Racism in London?

    by fuck the napkin

    Don't know how the fuck you lot have decided that London is racist, but it isn't at all. Londoners just don't like people from outside London, that's all. They get in your way on the Tube and get drunk in shit bars near Leicester Square then puke all over the street. Doesn't matter if you're from Essex, America or Nigeria or what race you happen to be – if you've just arrived in London, you're going to piss Londoners off.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 1:42:49 PM CDT

    Best thing to do in London

    by spandau belly

    Pay way too much for something.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 2:37:08 PM CDT

    Charlie Dont Surf.....PROUD, VERY PROUD

    by greigy just wanted to say

    I wish I had made it up! I'm proud to be English VERY VERY proud but living up here has made me WAY MORE sensitive to the thoughtless jibes and anti-scottish feeling from back home. Look at Gordon Brown, they're actively making an issue of his "scottishness", The scottish or Welsh media didn't make an issue of Blairs Englishness. If I were back home I wouldn't give it a seconds thought... being here it gives me pause for thought.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:08:21 PM CDT

    I might go to Long Beach

    by bitterman23

    while we're letting each other know where we are.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 4:58:59 PM CDT

    Quint has choosen HD-DVD...here's why.

    by lordenigma

    "IT MAKES FREAKIN LONDON COME ACROSS VIBRANT! REAL...VIBRANT! WHOO-HEE! I VISITING LONDON! YIPPIDY-DEE YIPPIDY-DOO! COME ON ENGLISH WOMEN! I WANT TO SCREW!"

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:18:49 PM CDT

    This Is (what to do in) England

    by deadmansshoe

    Do yourself the biggest favour you possibly could...see 'This Is England'...revel in Shane Meadows masterpiece and its impeccable acting and as a cheeky bonus, marvel at two of the most memorable on-screen performances in UK cinema history...the debut of Thomas Turgoose as Shaun and the tragic and terrifying horror of Stephen Graham's Combo...trust me, you will not be disappointed....it is at the end of it's run here but I just checked for you and it's still showing at the Odeon, Covent Garden - on Shaftesbury Avenue....at 1.15pm, 3.40pm, 6.10pm and 8.40pm....I am doing a rehearsal with Stephen on the 18th - so if you feel compelled to slap him heartily on the back after you see it.....get in touch. Oh and as the last poster rightly pointed out...there is also froth! Cheers.

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:19:44 PM CDT

    Sorry....

    by deadmansshoe

    ...that should have been the first poster....

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  • Jun 13, 2007 6:19:53 PM CDT

    Sorry....

    by deadmansshoe

    ...that should have been the first poster....

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  • Jun 13, 2007 7:35:07 PM CDT

    Quint - if you wana sort out drinks

    by mr_x

    you need to take the lead and sort it out!

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  • Jun 14, 2007 1:05:36 AM CDT

    Can all the Brits please just do the world a favour and

    by half vader

    tell the Yanks how to pronounce 'Celtic' (and Notre Dame for that matter)?

    Thanks guys.

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  • Jun 14, 2007 3:35:55 AM CDT

    UK Talkbackers - A proposal

    by talkbacker with no name

    Let's all meet in the midlands and duke it out 'Warriors' style!
    Can you dig it?

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  • Jun 14, 2007 3:44:29 AM CDT

    IAmMrMonkey! Get carter was based in

    by talkbacker with no name

    newcastle, bud. Thanks for the pub info. will have to check it out.

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  • Jun 14, 2007 3:49:10 AM CDT

    I should know better than to pick a fight with scots

    by talkbacker with no name

    oh and does that mean that quint will be assassinated and my crew will get the blame?

    This is all getting a bit out of hand.

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  • Jun 14, 2007 4:13:08 AM CDT

    Can you dig it?

    by talkbacker with no name

    Quint: "Now, look what we have here before us. We got the Talkbackers With No Name sitting next to the Emerald Boys. We've got the Franklin T Marmosets right by the BadMrWonkas. Nobody is wasting nobody. That... is a miracle. And miracles is the way things ought to be."

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  • Jun 14, 2007 6:31:18 AM CDT

    Thanks for inviting me, TB with no name

    by franklin t marmoset

    And for assuming I won't be wasting anyone. I probably wouldn't - depends what kind of mood I'm in.That reminds me, I haven't seen The Warriors in a while. That's a good film. Are they still doing that remake I heard about a while back?

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  • Jun 14, 2007 7:08:45 AM CDT

    Bloody hope not, Franklin T Marmoset

    by talkbacker with no name

    But i'll be up for making one with you fellow UK Talkbackers if I can get Paramount to put up the cash.

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  • Jun 14, 2007 8:57:46 AM CDT

    Beer

    by rhodeuk

    I'll shout you a beer if your in the neighbourhood Quint!

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